Mangaung: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

How many murders are there in Mangaung?

Recorded homicides in Mangaung (12 months to June 2026): 27.

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Mangaung, South Africa: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in South Africa · 1/10 in the world

Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 40,420 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)

Residents: about 37,870, a WorldPop 2025 modelled estimate summed within the police precinct, not a census count.

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	27	71.3	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	55	145.2	61.8
Sexual assault	9	23.8	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	6	15.8	4
Other contact sexual offences	4	10.6	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	52	137.3	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	229	604.7	265.1
Common assault	300	792.2	291.2
Kidnapping	6	15.8	28.7
Abduction of a minor	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	109	287.8	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	53	140	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	174	459.5	193.2
Burglary of other premises	82	216.5	66.4
Livestock theft	1	2.6	33.5
Shoplifting	59	155.8	59.8
Vehicle theft	22	58.1	45.2
Theft from vehicles	129	340.6	112.4
Other theft	321	847.6	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	887	2,342.2	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	1	2.6	1.6
Arson	3	7.9	4.1
Malicious damage to property	221	583.6	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	8	21.1	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	197	520.2	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	17	44.9	24.2
Sexual offences found by police action	0	0	20.3
Mainly sex work offences, not attacks on a person.
Child neglect and ill-treatment	11	29	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	40	105.6	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	113	298.4	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 29 October 2026.

Is Mangaung safe?: Mangaung: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Mangaung?: Mangaung: Weighted crime: 40,420 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026).
How many murders are there in Mangaung?: Recorded homicides in Mangaung (12 months to June 2026): 27.